Livestock house system and methods of quasi-continuously raising livestock in multiple phases
AssigneeAgriconic Design LLC
InventorAndrew Kerner Pitzer
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Abstract
A multistage livestock house system may include an outer frame, and a plurality of adjacent stages within the outer frame. Each one of the stages may be configured to hold livestock of a predetermined age range for a predetermined time interval. The system may also include a wash system disposed in each stage, wherein at least one of the stages is configured to be washed by a respective wash system after each time interval. The system may also include an effluent tank that is configured to collect effluent that is washed from each stage by the wash systems.
Claims20
A multistage chicken house system configured to house chickens that are in different stages of life, the chicken house system comprising:
- an outer housing;
- an upper newborn portion positioned within the outer housing, the upper newborn portion including a newborn stage, the newborn stage sustains newborn chickens;
- a growing portion positioned within the outer housing and below the upper newborn portion, the growing portion receives chickens from the upper newborn portion after the newborn chickens have aged a predetermined number of days, the growing portion including a plurality of growing stages sequentially sustain the chickens, each for a predetermined number of days, wherein the plurality of growing stages of the growing portion are oriented in a helix such that a first one of the stages is located at a top level and each successive stage is located lower than its adjacent, prior stage, and wherein each growing stage is separated from an adjacent growing stage by a respective openable door such that the chickens move from one growing stage and directly into a successive growing stage through the respective openable door;
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- a discharge portion at least partially positioned within the outer housing and below at least one of the growing stages, the discharge portion receives chickens from the growing portion, the discharge portion including a discharge stage, discharge stage holds a group of mature chickens until the mature chickens are discharged for slaughter.
A multistage chicken house system configured to house chickens that are in different stages of life, the chicken house system comprising:
- an outer frame;
- an upper newborn portion positioned within the outer frame, the upper newborn portion including a newborn stage, the newborn stage sustains newborn chickens;
- a growing portion positioned within the outer frame and below the upper newborn portion, the growing portion receives chickens from the upper newborn portion after the newborn chickens have aged a predetermined number of days, the growing portion including a plurality of growing stages sequentially sustain the chickens, each for a predetermined number of days, wherein the plurality of growing stages of the growing portion are oriented in a helix such that a first one of the stages is located at a top level and each successive stage is located lower than its adjacent, prior stage, and wherein each growing stage is separated from an adjacent growing stage by a respective openable door such that the chickens move from one growing stage and directly into a successive growing stage through the respective openable door;
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- a discharge portion at least partially positioned within the outer frame and below at least one of the growing stages, the discharge portion receives chickens from the growing portion, the discharge portion including a discharge stage, the discharge stage holds a group of mature chickens until the mature chickens are discharged for slaughter;
- a wash system, wherein at least one of the stages is configured to be washed by the wash system after each time interval;
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- an effluent tank that is configured to collect effluent that is washed from each stage by the wash system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.